Jaishankar Prasad

Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet and playwright (died 1937)

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Born: January 30, 1889
Died: January 14, 1937
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1889

About Jaishankar Prasad

Jaishankar Prasad was a prominent figure in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. Prasad was his pen name. He was also known as Chhayavadi kavi. The first collection of poem that Prasad penned, named, Chitradhar, was written in Braj, a dialect of Hindi but his later works were written in Khadi dialect or Sanskritized Hindi. Jaishankar Prasad (30 January 1889 – 15 November 1937) was a prominent figure in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre.

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The world when Jaishankar Prasad was born

Jaishankar Prasad was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

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Population	58.6M	341 million

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